Catch the enzyme: Russian scientists have created a "smart" chewing gum to protect against tooth decay

Russian scientists have presented an innovative solution in the field of personal oral hygiene that can radically change ...
New Atlas

Mesolithic chewing gum reveals ancient diet and dental woes

About 10,000 years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers were hanging out in what is now south-western Sweden chewing pieces of birch tar. New analysis of that substance reveals that they may have had very ...
Radio Angulo

Russian scientists create chewing gum that strengthens tooth enamel

Young scientists from Sechenov University have developed an enzyme-based chewing gum. That dissolves plaque and strengthens tooth ...
Inverse

9000-Year-Old Chewing Gum Reveals the Diet of a Stone Age Teenager

Some 9,700 years ago, on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on the west coast of Scandinavia. They were hunter-gatherers fishing, hunting, and collecting resources in the area. Some ...